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* [[Affectionate Parody]]
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]:
* [[Captain's Log]]:
* [[Cloning Blues]]:
* [[Cool Starship]]:
* [[Death Trap]]: Zorgon ''loves'' these and Ficus ends one episode in one
* [[Evil Overlord]]: Zorgon the Malevolent, Most Vicious Gorgon Space Pirate and Half-Brother to the High Gorgon Himself
* [[Evil Twin]]:
* [[Fan Service]]: The Bettys
* [[Friday Night Death Slot]]
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Gene/Jean both ''sound'' the same
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: in "Goodbye, Polumbus," the Gorgons' machine designed to drain the minds of brilliant scientists traps the crew in their own fantasies, in a parody of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "Shore Leave"▼
▲* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: in "Goodbye Polumbus," the Gorgons' machine designed to drain the minds of brilliant scientists traps the crew in their own fantasies, in a parody of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "Shore Leave"
* [[MacGuffin]]: in "All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms," Zorgon demands Quark tell him where "it" is. Quark, having no idea what "it" is, lies. We never find out exactly what "it" is, but Quark ends up with a worthless rock necklace.
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: Princess Libido, daughter of Zorgon, who wants to marry Ficus.
* [[Meaningful Name]]:
* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]:
* [[Negative Space Wedgie]]: It couldn't avoid them, as it parodied ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* [[Overnight Age-Up]]:
* [[Perpetual Poverty]]:
* [[Planet of Hats]]: The Gorgons are all sort of a [[Proud Warrior Race]] that's evil, too. For example:
{{quote|"People of Spartan, this is the High Gorgon. I command your unconditional surrender. You shall be treated with compassion, honor and patience. You have twenty seconds before I blow you out of the galaxy."}}
* [[Techno Babble]]:
* [[The Force]]:
* [[Twin Threesome Fantasy]]:
* [[Science Marches On]]:
** Despite the fact that "telegram" is an archaic term, the general principle of keeping messages short to save on costs is one that will probably be with us for many centuries to come. Today, in the early 21st century, users of cell phones typically keep text messages as short as possible so as to fall under their calling plan's texting limit, to the point of using standard abbreviations. The cost per bit of sending a transmission across ''interstellar distances'' would have to be enormous.
* [[Single-Minded Twins]]:
* [[Small Annoying Creature]]: Ergo, Quark's pet, a one-eyed blob.
* [[Split Personality]]: Gene/Jean.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Ficus wasn't in the pilot - a Dr. O.B. Mudd, a crotchety one-eyed man, was. He was never seen or mentioned afterwards, though.
* [[That's No Moon]]:
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'''High Gorgon''': That is my space ship!
'''Leader of the Spartans''': ''(pause)'' Just give us a few minutes to move our things out of the palace. }}
* [[The Unintelligible]]: Dink spoke only with xylophone beeps.
* [[Tin Can Robot]]: Andy.
* [[You Mean "Xmas"]]: Christmas has become "Holiday Number 11".
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